Morning journal and courier., 1887-08-15
ALONG THE EAST SHORE.
summer Roarders Enjoy Themselves Many Springfield People MT.
 CIarA's Purchase of a Shore Hotel

1 Summer Roarders Enjoy Themselvea = Many Springfield People, MT. ClarA's Purchase of a Shore Hotel
 Lively Times Along Shore.
 A man in endeavoring to hire horse and carriage yesterday went to eleven different stables before he could be accommodated,
 at the other ten every team being let, such
 being the demand for teams for pleasure drives. Most Of the pleasure driving yeg- terday was on the shore roads New Haven
 teams, either private or livery, were repre-
 sented at nearly every shore resort along the
 coast within fifteen miles of this city east
 and west. Stopping at the Double Beach
 House are the following New Haven people |:
 George w. filling and family, Wade Thomp- son and wife, Pierce N. Welch and family,
 Mrs. W. J. Isaacson (of Cincinnati, Ohio) formerly of New Haven, Lewis Hotchkiss and family. From Waterbury-Charles Mil Ter and family and Miss Neal. From New
 York;. H.: Giles and G. Bunting. From Amherst, Mass.--Henry Holland and wife, and from Holyoke, Mass, Robert Ranlet also the following Springfield people: J. F. Almquist and family, J.L. Johnson and fam lily, J. D. Gill, Wm. L. Wright and wife, H. 5. Dickinson, W. G. Chapin, 0. NJ. Shedd, A. N. Patterson, J. c. Pynchon and wife, J. F. Pynchon, P. s. Bailey and wife, Dr. Steb- bins and family, Robert Day and family, Wm. H. M. Castle, Wm Gould, H. c. Moore and family. The guests of the house recall with much pleasure the recent whist tourna ment (six sets) given there. The first prizes were won by Lewis Hotchkiss, of this city, and Mrs. Almquist, of Springfield; second by Mrs. Moore and Sd prizes by Chas. w. Foster of Frank lin's this city, an elegant buckskin medal and Mrs. Wilmot of Newport. The chief prizes were very much admired. One was a water color painting of Lovers Island of the beach, admirably done by Mrs. Neal of prizes were presented by MT. Wade H. Thompson. The guests were loud in praise of the tempting collation. provided the party by mine host Clark senior, proprietor of the house. MT. Clark, most genial man and highly popular with his guests, is Spring fielder and few months ago purchased the Double Beach House and surrounding grounds. His partner, Mr. Kimball, the firm being Clark 6 Kimball, is also a Springfield man, and well known there as formerly clerk at the Massasoit. He was taken i'll two weeks ago with malarial fever and has been very i'll, but is now slowly improving. He is in cottage at the beach. Dr. Gaylord, of Branford, is his attending physician. The Double Beach House had 105 persons at dinner Sunday be- fore last, about the largest in it's history, and 96 staid all night, beds being provided for all. A. M. Stone, also of Springfield, and very popular with all is in charge of the office. A Scranton, Pennsylvania, party will arrive there Wednesday,. The house is full Britain party of eight, who applied for rooms Saturday, had to be declined.
 A largely attended hop was given at Bran ford Point House Saturday night.
 The hotels at Stony Creek and the Thim- ble Islands are being we'll patronized.
 Captain Snow, at Lighthouse Point, is having fair business and is building up that will insure him very profit able business should he keep on running the place.